Toy cannon



(No Model.)V

C. M. VAN BURNN..

TOY CANNON.

No. 541,191. Patented June 18,1895.

UNITED ,STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

CHARLES M. vAN HUREN, or PATER'soN, NEW JERSEY.

ToY CANNON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,191, dated June 18, 1895.

' Application filed March 9, 1895. Serial No. 541,117 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L CHARLES M. VAN BUREN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in .the county of Passaic and State ot' New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toy Cannons, of which the following is a specification.

up against the fire-cracker, a part of the breech of the cannon being removed from one side of the slot in which the slide is designed to move to showthe slide within the slot, and the upper part of the slide is broken off, showing the whole of the upper end of the lirecracker in elevation. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are views of a portion of a cannon, showing a modication of the adjustment of theoperating-screw D. Fig. 3 isa horizontal longitudinal section of such a modification on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 isa vertical longitudinal section of the same on the line 4 4 of Fig.`3, and Fig. 5 is a vertical 1transverse section of the same onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

A is 'the barrel.

B is a block upon which the cannon may be mounted.

C is a slide or plug to close the breech and compress the iirecracker within its chamber.

D is a screw which is adapted to operate the slide or plug C.

E is a post which supports the screw D.

My improved toyis essentially a breechloading cannon, having a chamber for the reception ot' a lire-cracker at the place whereF the breech and barrel portion come together and means for opening the said chamber to allow of the insertion of a tirecracker and then pressing the latter tightly therein.

By referring to the drawings the operation of the device will more clearly appear. The

firecracker chamber is a cylindrical opening t, passing through the cannon at the inner end of the borefand at right angles to the latter. This chamber opens at about its center rectly into the bore of the barrel, as shown in Fig. 4. A slot, slightly narrower than the diameter of the chamber t, is cu-t in the breech portion of the cannon, extending longitudinally from the chamber t to the end of the breech, as shown in Fig. 1. In this slot the slide or plug C is adapted to move. The inner end or face of the slide C is made concave so that when the breech is closed the inner end of the slide will form the rear wall of the cylindrical chamber t, as shown in Fig. 3. Thebottom'of the slide C maybe extended, as shown at g, Figs. 2 and 4, to steady the slide and prevent its tipping as it is moved in and out of the slot. The rear of the slide C is provided with a recess `or other device for receiving and retaining the head of the screw D, as shown at n, Fig. 2. When the cannon is mounted upon a block, it is desirable to have the chamber t connected with an opening through the block, as shown at s, Figs. 2 and 4, to facilitate the removal of the exploded irecracker.

The operation of the device is now apparent. By turning the screwD the slideC may be withdrawn from its slot sufficiently to permit a recracker to be inserted in the chamber t, the fuse protruding, asA shown in Fig. 2. The screw D is then turned in the opposite direction, causing the slide C to move inward, and as the slide is slightly narrower than the diameter of the chamber t, the irecracker may be compressed within its chamber as tightly as desired. The cannon is then ready for tiring, and as the irecracker is pressed tightly on all sides, except at its center and 4on the side opposite the bore of the cannon,

the irecracker will explode into the barrel of the cannon and the desired result will be attained.

Instead of the screwD being supported by and working in the post E, the latter may be dispensed with entirely, and the screw D may work in the breech portion of the cannon, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. In this case aslot is cut in the slide C sufciently wide to allow the screw D to be turned therein without touching its sides, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

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Thehead ot' the screw Dis attached vvto, the slide Cv atI the inner end ofthe slotas shown at n, Fig. 4. The threads of the screw D engage corresponding threads cnt in the body of the breech portion of the cannon, and as the screw D is turned the slide C is caused to move in or out,as the case may be. For simplicity and cheapness of manufacture this form is preferable to that shown in Figs. l and 2.

What I claim isl. In a toy cannon, the combination ot' the barrel portion and a chamber at the bottom of the bore of said barrel, running transversely thereto and having communication therewith, said chamber being adapted to receive a [ire cracker, a slide adapted to move in a slot cut in the breech of the cannon and to compress the tire cracker within said chamber, and means for moving the slide in said slot., substantially as shown and described.

2. In a toy cannon, the combination ofthe Vbarrel portion and a chamber at the bottom of the bore of said barrel,running transversely thereto,and havingcommunication therewith, said chamber being adapted to receive a tirecracker, a slide adapted to move in a slot cut in the breech of the cannon, the inner end of whichslide forms the rear wall of the said irecracker chamber, andl means for moving said slide in and out, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a toy cannon, the combination of the barrel portion, a firecracker chamber at the bottom of the bore ofthe barrel running transversely thereto and communicating therewith, a slide adapted `to move in a slot in the breech of the cannon, the inner end of which slide forms the rear wall of said lirecracker chamber, and a screw engaging with said slide and adapted to move the same within said slot, substantially as shown and described.

4. The toy cannon consisting of the combi-A 4the breech portion of the cannon, which screw D engages with and is adapted to move the slide C, substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES M. VAN BUREN.

Y Witnesses:

WALTER R. HUDSON, FRANK GLEDHILL. 

